HCPCS Code j7342 Detailed Information

HCPCS Code

J7342

The Healthcare Common Prodecure Coding System (HCPCS) is a
collection of codes that represent procedures, supplies,
products and services which may be provided to Medicare
beneficiaries and to individuals enrolled in private health
insurance programs. The codes are divided into two
levels, or groups, as described Below:

Level I
Codes and descriptors copyrighted by the American Medical
Association's current procedural terminology, fourth
edition (CPT-4). These are 5 position numeric codes
representing physician and nonphysician services.

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Level II
Includes codes and descriptors copyrighted by the
American Dental Association's current dental terminology,
(CDT-2018). These are 5 position alpha-numeric codes
comprising the d series. All level II codes and descriptors
are approved and maintained jointly by the alpha-numeric
editorial panel (consisting of CMS, the Health
Insurance Association of America, and the Blue Cross and
Blue Shield Association).
These are 5 position alpha- numeric codes representing
primarily items and nonphysician services that are not
represented in the level I codes.

Code Description

Installation, ciprofloxacin otic suspension, 6 mg

Contains all text of procedure or modifier long descriptions.
As of 2013, this field contains the consumer friendly
descriptions for the AMA CPT codes. The AMA owns the
copyright on the CPT codes and descriptions; CPT codes
and descriptions are not public property and must always
be used in compliance with copyright law.

Short Description

Ciprofloxacin otic susp 6 mg

Short descriptive text of procedure or modifier code
(28 characters or less).
The AMA owns the copyright on the CPT codes and
descriptions; CPT codes and descriptions are not
public property and must always be used in compliance
with copyright law.

Pricing Indicator Code #1

51

Code used to identify the appropriate methodology for
developing unique pricing amounts under part B. A procedure
may have one to four pricing codes.

Pricing Indicator Code #1 Description

Drugs

Description of Pricing Indicator Code #1

Multiple Pricing Indicator Code

A

Code used to identify instances where a procedure
could be priced under multiple methodologies.

Multiple Pricing Indicator Code Description

Not applicable as HCPCS priced under one methodology

Multiple Pricing Indicator Code Description

Coverage Code

C

A code denoting Medicare coverage status.

Coverage Code Description

Carrier judgment

Coverage Code Description

ASC Payment Group Code

YY

The 'YY' indicator represents that this procedure is approved to be
performed in an ambulatory surgical center. You must access the ASC
tables on the mainframe or CMS website to get the dollar amounts.

ASC Payment Group Effective Date

20170101

The date the procedure is assigned to the ASC payment group.

Berenson-Eggers Type Of Service Code

O1E

This field is valid beginning with 2003 data.
The Berenson-Eggers Type of Service (BETOS) for the
procedure code based on generally agreed upon clinically
meaningful groupings of procedures and services.

Berenson-Eggers Type Of Service Code Description

Other drugs

Berenson-Eggers Type Of Service Code Description

Type Of Service Code #1

1

The carrier assigned CMS type of service which
describes the particular kind(s) of service
represented by the procedure code.

Type Of Service Code #1 Description

Medical care

Description of HCPCS Type Of Service Code #1

Anesthesia Base Unit Quantity

0

The base unit represents the level of intensity for
anesthesia procedure services that reflects all
activities except time. These activities include
usual preoperative and post-operative visits, the
administration of fluids and/or blood incident to
anesthesia care, and monitering procedures.
(Note: the payment amount for anesthesia services
is based on a calculation using base unit, time
units, and the conversion factor.)

Code Added Date

20170101

The year the HCPCS code was added to the Healthcare common procedure coding system.

Action Effective Date

20170101

Effective date of action to a procedure or modifier code

Action Code

A

A code denoting the change made to a procedure or modifier code within the HCPCS system.

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